Johann Nauwach
Born: 1595, Brandenburg, Germany
Died: 1630, Dresden, Germany
Nationality: German
Johann Nauwach was the only significant German composer of solo songs before 1630.
Nauwach was born in Brandenburg, and was a pupil of Heinrich Schütz. Schütz dedicated a motet Glück zu dem Helikon (1627) to Nauwach's graduation. Nauwach died in Dresden.
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